diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 464e86a..e3b33a5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [0.0.12] - 2023-06-26
+
+- Fixed
+  - False positive of DOC203 when
+    `--require-return-section-when-returning-None` is `False`, the docstring
+    has no return section, and the return annotation is `None`
+- Full diff
+  - https://github.com/jsh9/pydoclint/compare/0.0.11...0.0.12
+
 ## [0.0.11] - 2023-06-26
 
 - Added
diff --git a/pydoclint/visitor.py b/pydoclint/visitor.py
index 51fb079..d59c7c7 100644
--- a/pydoclint/visitor.py
+++ b/pydoclint/visitor.py
@@ -466,6 +466,13 @@ def checkReturns(  # noqa: C901
             else:
                 returnSec = []
 
+            if (
+                returnSec == []  # no return section in docstring
+                and returnAnno.annotation == 'None'  # `-> None` in signature
+                and not self.requireReturnSectionWhenReturningNone
+            ):
+                return violations  # no need to check return type hints at all
+
             if self.style == 'numpy':
                 # If the return annotation is a tuple (such as Tuple[int, str]),
                 # we consider both in the docstring to be a valid style:
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f8bf42e..2067811 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pydoclint
-version = 0.0.11
+version = 0.0.12
 description = A Python docstring linter that checks arguments, returns, yields, and raises sections
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown
diff --git a/tests/data/google/returning_none/cases.py b/tests/data/google/returning_none/cases.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d209581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/google/returning_none/cases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+def func(arg1: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Do something
+
+    Args:
+        arg1 (int): Arg 1
+    """
+    print(1)
diff --git a/tests/data/numpy/returning_none/cases.py b/tests/data/numpy/returning_none/cases.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54fb5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/numpy/returning_none/cases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+def func(arg1: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Do something
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    arg1 : int
+        Arg 1
+    """
+    print(1)
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 05c7a36..cfc8e7d 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -198,6 +198,35 @@ def testReturns(style: str, filename: str) -> None:
     assert list(map(str, violations)) == expectedViolationsCopy
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'style, require',
+    list(
+        itertools.product(
+            ['numpy', 'google'],
+            [True, False],
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def testReturns_returningNone(style: str, require: bool) -> None:
+    violations = _checkFile(
+        filename=DATA_DIR / f'{style}/returning_none/cases.py',
+        skipCheckingShortDocstrings=True,
+        requireReturnSectionWhenReturningNone=require,
+        style=style,
+    )
+    expectedViolationsCopy = (
+        [
+            'DOC201: Function `func` does not have a return section in docstring ',
+            'DOC203: Function `func` return type(s) in docstring not consistent with the '
+            'return annotation. Return annotation has 1 type(s); docstring return section '
+            'has 0 type(s).',
+        ]
+        if require
+        else []
+    )
+    assert list(map(str, violations)) == expectedViolationsCopy
+
+
 def _tweakViolationMsgForFunctions(expectedViolationsCopy: List[str]) -> None:
     for i in range(len(expectedViolationsCopy)):
         expectedViolationsCopy[i] = expectedViolationsCopy[i].replace(